#PennedPossibilities 900 — Share a piece of lore from your WIP.

#PennedPossibilities 902 — How old is your antagonist? Do they act their age, or do they feel their age?

No one *truly* knows how old Isma is. And no, he doesn't act his age. He might feel it, but he never acts it. I'll leave some dialogue down below. It was from a conversation between Alistair and Eleanor, his maid. They're rather close friends at this point. For context, this story takes place in 1890.

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Her head snapped up. “Oh, good Lord. How old is your master?”

“He befriended Socrates,” he said by way of explanation. “Sophocles, Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sappho. He knew them all.”

She swallowed the lump in her throat. “Do you mean to say… Are you sure?”

“I’m quite sure, yes,” he responded. “He spoke of them often. I’m not entirely sure how long he had been alive at that point, or if he was bloodbound or not. I only know he was alive, whether a vampire or not. His name is Isma. He’s a callus, cruel man. I separated myself from him long ago. He’s a murderer, and an old world vampire. He’ll never change.”

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#PennedPossibilities 903 — MC POV: Are you afraid to be alone?

Alistair: Generally speaking, not really, no. At the moment, however, my answer might be something different than the usual one. Alone time is sacred. It’s my time to relax, or to paint or write. For the time being, Isma might be back. Whenever that might happen. Who knows. And Duncan is *already* back at my castle. I don’t trust either of them. We have strength in numbers. If I’m alone, that no doubt means that Fenella is as well. I can’t trust either of those men. They might harm her, and I would *never* allow that to happen.

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#PennedPossibilities 904 — What does your MC have in common with you, the author?

He’s a tortured author. Oh, and he has curly hair.

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#PennedPossibilities 905 — Is your MC responsible for anyone other than themselves? How do they feel about this?

Ooooh, I wanna answer this one truthfully, but it would contain major spoilers for readers, so I can’t. Instead, I’ll say this: Alistair is responsible for Duncan, Fenella, and the servants at his castle. He takes care of them, the servants are under his employ, and that’s that. He sired Duncan, and he takes care of Fenella with every bit of himself. So yes, he’s responsible for far more than just himself, but he wouldn’t have it any other way.

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#PennedPossibilities 906 — What is your SC’s response to stress?

Mayhem. (Maybe murder? Who knows.)

In all seriousness, she tries to stay calm at first. And if that doesn’t work, then it’s probably time to maim someone.

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#PennedPossibilities 907 — Does your MC have any phobias or irrational fears? What is the origin of this?

Spiders. Ironic for a Creature of the Night, no? He who can rip anything or anyone to shreds is afraid of harmless, minuscule arachnids. Fenella actually thinks it’s hilarious. To be fair, though, she doesn’t know *why* he hates them. His arachnophobia comes from his youth. (It might be explained later in the story, but I’ll at least say this: it has to do with Isma.)

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#PennedPossibilities 908 — What was the last reason why your SC saw a “doctor” or someone in the medical field?

Eleanor had a furious cold recently. As for Jonathan, he has a bad knee that keeps acting up.

The majority of the cast of characters aren’t mortal, so they obviously don’t need any medical professionals.

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#PennedPossibilities 909 — What advice would your MC give to their younger self?

He would say something along these lines, “Never save Duncan. He isn’t and will never be worth it. Instead, you should let him die a mortal death.”

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#PennedPossibilities 910 — If your MC or SC found out they only had twenty-four hours left to live, what would they do?

Putting aside the fact that most of these characters are immortal, Alistair (my MC) would *finally* admit that he still loves Fenella. He would tell her, kiss her, etc. Little does he know that she feels the same way...

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#PennedPossibilities 911 — Which of your characters would watch films (and marathon them) together? What type of films?

Let’s talk about this story as if it took place in modern times for Alistair and Fenella. I have one quote to share with everyone: “I have crossed oceans of time to find you.” Sexiest. Line. Ever. So yes, all the vampire films so they could laugh at them or talk about what might actually be true.

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#PennedPossibilities 912 — Describe your MC to us. (Looks, flaws, character attributes, their struggles, etc.)

Stark features, seafoam green eyes, tall and lean. When he’s angry, his eyes will turn a stormy, steely gray (which is the way with vampires, their eyes changing color). His hair is curly and silver, his eyebrows are dangerous and expressive, and he looks every bit the gentle, charismatic, charming vampire that he is.

While he always tries to do his best, he might sometimes fail at it. He isn't perfect, and would never claim to be, and he hates whenever he gets things wrong. He's a writer, an artist, and can play piano, so his long-fingered hands are often moving about as he speaks. He's expressive in every way. He can be rather silly when he wants to be, incredibly loving and tactile, and yet rather ruthless when the moment calls for it as well.

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@floofpaldi this is so on my tbr

@anderlandbooks This is one of the nicest compliments I've ever woken up to see. You absolutely just made my day, my week, and maybe even my month. 🥰

@floofpaldi aww, you're welcome

@anderlandbooks I truly mean it. You really are the best. Thank you so much for saying that.

@floofpaldi I wouldn't say that if I didn't mean it. I am really looking forward to reading about Alistair and Fenella.

Of course, my tbr is quite long and I so behind on writing reviews that I'm feeling discouraged each time I think about it

@anderlandbooks A TBR pile/list is the most in intimidating thing in the world, I swear. My resolution for this year (and the end of last) was to slowly get through mine, but man... It's so tough, sometimes. We shall persevere!

@anderlandbooks And thank you, truly. It's comments like that one that keep me writing. Every little bit helps, right?

#PennedPossibilities 912 — Describe your MC to us. (Looks, flaws, character attributes, their struggles, etc.)

Stark features, seafoam green eyes, tall and lean. When he’s angry, his eyes will turn a stormy, steely gray (which is the way with vampires, their eyes changing color). His hair is curly and silver, his eyebrows are dangerous and expressive, and he looks every bit the gentle, charismatic, charming vampire that he is.

While he always tries to do his best, he might sometimes fail at it. He isn't perfect, and would never claim to be, and he hates whenever he gets things wrong. He's a writer, an artist, and can play piano, so his long-fingered hands are often moving about as he speaks. He's expressive in every way. He can be rather silly when he wants to be, incredibly loving and tactile, and yet rather ruthless when the moment calls for it as well.

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#PennedPossibilities 913 — How could someone locate your MC in a crowd?

Follow the scent of death. Just kidding. He actually smells great. Instead, you need only seek out the charming man in a crowd of locals. Women follow him around.

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